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What is Greece?
Spartans and Atheians called this home.
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What were roles/ duties of Greek wome?
Taking care of the home, weaving, cooking and ruling the slaves.
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How did ancient Greeks make a living?
Fishing, trading, farming olives and grapes, making olive oil and wine.
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What did ancient Greeks do for entertainment?
Plays, poetry, listening to philosophers.
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What was the major difference between Sparta and Athens.
Brains, beauty over strength.
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What is Europe?
The continent where Greece is located.
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What is the difference between Spartan and Athenian women?
Could share their opinion and own land.
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Why were goats used instead of cows? Or What are lambs and goats.
Rugged terrain; mountains made this the animal of choice for Greeks.
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What was the age a man from Sparta could leave his army barracks?
Age 30
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What were seas that surrounded Greece?
Aegean, Mediterranean, and Ionian.
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What is a peninsula?
A land mass surrounded by waster on three sides.
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Who was Helen?
She was kidnapped by the Trojans and caused a war.
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What is feta cheese and gyros?
The type of popular cheese made in Greece, along with the sandwich made from lamb meat (and sometimes beef).
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Who is Medussa?
You turned into stone if you looked at this woman.
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What is used to explain a natural occurrence or question that needed to be explained?
The purpose of a myth.
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What is Mount Olympus?
The major mountain in Greece; home of the gods and goddesses of Greece.
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Who is Hades?
Under world God.
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What are sports played in the Olympics?
Running, discus throwing, wrestling.
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What is one of Greece's earliest civilization to have disappeared?
Mycenaen or Minoan
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What was the war between Sparta and Athens and who won?
Peloponnesian War-Sparta
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What was Persia?
The neighboring empire that attacked Greece with it's huge army ruled by Xerxes.
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Who is Hercules?
Son of Zeus who had great strength.
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What is an acropolis?
A place to shop, get the news, exchange ideas, and gossip. It was often walled off for protection in a high place.
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Who were the Minoans?
Early Greek civilization who lived on the island of Crete (Greece) that disappeared, ruled by King Minos.
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What were the Olympics?b
Held every four years in honor of Zeus.
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